Tourism and the economy
Subtitle: understanding the economics of tourism
By: James Mak.
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Tourism -- Economic aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-261) and index.
Table of contents: title: I. The tourism economy; title: 1. Tourism and economics; title: 2. The tourism product; title: II. The tourist; title: 3. Demand for pleasure travel; title: 4. Why some people travel on package tours; title: 5. Why some people use travel agents; title: 6. Once there; title: III. The suppliers; title: 7. Competition in the tourism industries; title: 8. Getting you there; title: 9. Barriers to international tourist travel; title: IV. The host community; title: 10. Tourism's place in the host economy; title: 11. Benefits and costs of tourism to the host community; title: 12. Taxing tourism; title: 13. Tourism and the natural environment; title: 14. Sustainable tourism; title: 15. Tourism in the post September-11 world.